TWO MONTHS LATER
Dominic sat on the beach watching the waves roll in. The Mexican sunset was beautiful. Dominic kept thinking of Mia and the team and how he had let them all down. The wet beach felt good in his toes and he sat letting the waves splash up on him as they rolled ashore. Dominic saw that he was completely alone so he took off his shorts and went skinny dipping in the ocean. The water felt good and he was enjoying the quiet. After twenty minutes he headed back to shore and put his shorts back on and finished watching the sun go down. He kept thinking how nice it would be to have everyone here on the beach having cook outs. He loved to cook on the grill. Hamburgers,hotdogs but mainly chicken, chicken was his specialty. He missed the sounds of the house all of them together. Still sitting on the beach watching the sun go down Dominic saw the little girl from the clinic and her mother.
"Hi Mia, how are you?"
The little girl looked shy and hid behind her mother. Her mother reached out her hand and said in Spanish
"My name is Rosa and I think you know my daughter Mia."
Another little girl of about 12 came walking over and her mother said
"This is my older daughter Selena."
"Hi I am Dominic, I met your daughter Mia in the clinic the other day she gave me a rose and I want to say thank you."
"Mia you are so pretty."
"You know what I have a sister too and her name is Mia."
"She has dark hair and dark eyes just like you."
"Mommy did you hear that he has a sister named Mia?"
"Yes, I heard." Rosa replied.
"I am sorry Dominic but we have to get home, her father is waiting and we are going to eat dinner soon."
Dominic still on his knees looking at the little girl says
"Well, thank you again Mia for the rose it was beautiful."
He gives the little girl a hug. He stands up
"Can I invite you and your husband and your children over for dinner sometime?"
Rosa nodded her head no
"We must go now,goodbye."
Rosa, Mia and Selena walked away leaving Dom to wonder what that was all about.